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Details: A Social History of Education in the Muslim World ; From the Prophetic Era to
Ottoman Times,*[A5] Paperback - 279 pages,by Amjad M. Hussain,Published by Taha, UK.

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A Social History of Education in the Muslim World : From the Prophetic Era to Ottoman Times provides a comprehensive view of education and society in the Muslim world throughout the five key historic periods.

The book asks intriguing questions such as, how has the Muslim quest for knowledge defined education, how have a range of Muslim educational institutions evolved through out the various historical periods and how has this social history affected contemporary Islamic education.

'' The meaning of education is expressed by three Arabic terms in the Islamic sense. Two terms come from the Qur'an, the third is derived from
the hadith literature. The first term ’tarbiyah’ means ’fostering growth’. It indicates that Islamic education is nurturing a
person. The second term ’ta'lim’ it refers to the imparting of knowledge. The third term ’ta’dib’ refers to good manners & ethics. This term comes from thehadith
literature, so from the collected stories about Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. These three terms describe that the Islamic education is fostering, knowledge transfer and ethics. Probably the Western idea of education is fairly
similar but its base is different indeed.''---Reviewed by László Galántai.

Using historical sources, the author explores the background, the development and the impact of education in the major Sunni Caliphal cities commencing from Madinah to Damascus, Baghdad, Cairo and Istanbul.

Table of Contents :

---Acknowledgements,---Notes on Transliteration,---Introduction,

---Chapter [1]. Islamic Education in the First Communitym---Chapter [2]. From the Foundation to the Formative Period,---Chapter [3]. The Golden Age of Islamic Education,---Chapter [4]. Islamic Education during the Mamluk Period,---Chapter [5]. An Overview of Ottoman Education,---Chapter [6]. The Future of Islamic Education.